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Clare County Council will assist elected representatives in submitting an objection to An Coimisúin Pleanála over Uisce Éireann’s plans to build a 170km pipeline from the Parteen Basin to Dublin City. The project which will cost at least €4.5bn euro has sparked concerns for tourism in East Clare given the potential impact it would have on water tourism at Lough Derg. Uisce Éireann claims the project will take just 2% of the flow from the Parteen Basin, but councillors have vociferously called for this plan to be scrapped, with some stating the biggest problem in Dublin is leakage. Cllrs Tony O’Brien and Cathaoirleach of the Killaloe MD Pat Burke spoke to Clare FM’s Daragh Dolan. Image (c) Uisce Eireann